A transgender model, this is the latest novelty from Mattel.

Exit the stereotypical Ken and Barbie, the famous American brand definitely wants to be part of "progress" and "diversity".

She has just formalized the marketing of her very first transgender doll, reports

Le Parisien

according to information from the BBC.

This represents the American transgender actress and singer Laverne Cox.

Laverne Cox makes history as she becomes the first trans Barbie doll.

The doll will be apart of Mattel's Tribute Collection which honors trailblazing women.

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Mattel wants to restore its image

“It's incredibly meaningful to me to have my Barbie doll for so many reasons.

I hope kids of all gender identities can look at this Barbie and dream,” she said.

Made famous for her role in the

Orange is the New Black

series , the American obviously participated in the creation of the new doll.

The latter will wear a red tulle ball gown, an outfit that can be transformed according to the wishes of the children.

Mattel has frequently been singled out for its skinny, blue-eyed blonde dolls that don't represent the diversity of society.

The famous brand seems to want to restore its image.

On May 13, she had already announced new Barbies who wear hearing aids.

A Ken, suffering from the disease of vitiligo, had also been mentioned.

In January 2020, Mattel also launched the marketing of 176 new models, including a doll in a wheelchair, one with a prosthetic leg or even a Barbie without hair.

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